Smoking behavior among casino employees: self-report validation using plasma cotinine

Autor:	H J, Shaffer, G B, Eber, M N, Hall, J, Vander Bilt
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Adult Employment Male Self-Assessment Adolescent Smoking Middle Aged Social Desirability Surveys and Questionnaires Gambling Humans Female Cotinine Aged
Zdroj:	Addictive behaviors. 25(5)
ISSN:	0306-4603
Popis:	The veracity of behavioral self-reports is often challenged, particularly when the motivation to avoid stigma and win social approval holds potential to introduce bias into the data collected. This study employed plasma cotinine tests to validate the self-reports of tobacco use collected from 3,841 casino employees as part of a comprehensive health survey. Rates of discordance were calculated by comparing employee self-reports with results from plasma colinine tests. This study provides evidence that casino employees can provide valid self-report data. Further, discordance rates of self-reported tobacco use vary according to operational definitions of tobacco use. These findings highlight the methodological importance of recognizing the inherent heterogeneity of smoking behavior.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::29a0da26b27d42eae896f185b0fc5a17 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11023012 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Full Text from ScienceDirect